![]() ![]() The result is a landmark book in the graphic field. Brian Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland (2007) attempts to draw closer association with theatre, with the text becoming a site of performance, whereas some of Alan Moore’s comics, such as The Birth Caul (1999) and Snakes and Ladders (2001), explore psychogeography and take on a lyrical, poetic form. In Alice in Sunderland he shows – triumphantly – how local history is national history in microcosm, how one story begets another. His stories are told from the stage of the Sunderland Empire theatre, an Edwardian music hall, and the book is a genuine variety performance. Talbot’s artwork is a spectacular mixture of different styles: black and white ink line and pencil drawing, watercolour, collage and digitally manipulated photographic artwork. ![]() He delves into the city’s history, from the Venerable Bede to George Formby, from its heyday as the greatest shipbuilding port in the world to its present multicultural mix. He explores Carroll’s links with Sunderland and shows how the city inspired his masterpieces. ![]() ![]() Bryan Talbot takes the city of Sunderland and the story of Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell (the ‘real’ Alice) as the spine of his story and around them spins a spectacularly diverse range of different stories. Alice in Sunderland is a graphic novel like no other. ![]()
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